BUSINESS TRACK FINALS JUDGES
JODEE KOZLAK ’85, Founder & CEO, Kozlak Capital Partners, LLC Jodee Kozlak was a C-Suite executive with Target Corporation and Alibaba Group. Her career spans over 35 years focused on business strategy, innovation, human capital, and governance. Ms. Kozlak is currently Board Chairman of C.H. Robinson, one of the world’s largest global logistics platforms, Lead Independent Director of national homebuilder KB Home, and a Director of MGIC Investment. She has advised many public and private companies and was appointed a Stanford Distinguished Career Institute Fellow for 2018-2019. Ms. Kozlak started her career in the audit department of Arthur Andersen & Co. and was a law partner in private practice before joining Target.
PAT RYAN ‘75, Chairman of the Board, Ryan Companies With 35 years at Ryan and following a decade-long tenure as President and CEO of Ryan Companies, Pat Ryan serves as Chairman of the Board. As Chair, he oversees the CEO and is responsible for all board activity, in addition to focusing efforts on capital formation and select development projects. Mr. Ryan is board chair of the University of St. Thomas, past president of YPO and a current member of the World Presidents’ Organization (WPO). His further work within the community includes serving as a board member of Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, trustee and past president of Children’s Cancer Research Fund, past president of Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School and past board member of Catholic Charities. He is also a founder of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School—an inner-city college preparatory school for under-resourced children, and is chair of the Spring Point Project, which is focused on finding a cure for diabetes.
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